Hyphenation of inadequacy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word inadequacy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

in-ad-e-qua-cy

Definitions of inadequacy:

1.	Lack of an adequate quantity or number The inadequacy of unemployment benefits
2.	A lack of competence Pointed out the insufficiencies in my report Juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
3.	Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

Synonyms of inadequacy:

noun	insufficiency, deficiency, amount
noun	insufficiency, failing, weakness
noun	inadequateness, unsatisfactoriness

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.